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Thursday, March 18, 2010

The Philippine Legitimate Stage Artists
Group, Inc. (Philstage), in cooperation with the Cultural Center of the
Philippines, will confer the 2009 “Gawad Buhay!: the PHILSTAGE Awards
for the Performing Arts,” on Friday, March 26, 2010, 7:30 p.m., at the
Tanghalang Aurelio Toletino (CCP Little Theater).

The awards show is free admission
and open to the public.

An independently juried peer award,
Gawad Buhay! is the first-ever industry awards exclusively for the
performing arts. Ninety-five artists and productions vie for 30
individual and group award categories honoring outstanding achievements
in play, musical and dance productions of Philstage member-companies for
2009.

“With the excitement building up
after the award’s maiden edition last year, we expect bigger support
from the artists, our friends in the media and our audiences for this
year’s ceremonies,” said Fernando Josef, Philstage president and
artistic director of Tanghalang Pilipino.

A distinguished achievement award
called “Natatanging Gawad Buhay!” will also be conferred to artists and
corporate supporters who have contributed significantly to the
professionalization of Philippine Performing Arts.

OUTSTANDING FEMALE LEAD PERFORMANCE
IN A PLAYLiesl Batucan, A Portrait of the Artist as FilipinoAna Abad Santos, A Portrait of the Artist as FilipinoAna Abad Santos, A Streetcar Named DesireShamaine Centenera Buencamino, Madonna Brava ng MindanaoSherry Lara, Mga Mansanas sa Disyerto/Apples From the
Desert

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